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Translation of a letter, from Nicolaus Cyrillus to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/C2/72

Date: 01 January 1732

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Concerning corrections to Cyrillus's article on the cold in February in Naples printed in 'Philosophical Transactions' (vol 36, no 410, p 142); concerning observations of Mount Vesuvius during September 1731; sends a paper entitled 'A history of the Earthquake, which in the year 1731 afflicted Apulia and almost the whole kingdom of Naples'

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EL/C2/72
Earliest possible date
01 January 1732
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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Nicola Cyrillo

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Nicola Cyrillo, Translation of a letter, from Nicolaus Cyrillus to Cromwell Mortimer, 01 January 1732, EL/C2/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_72/translation-of-a-letter-from-nicolaus-cyrillus-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 17 April 2026

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